Amita, Asha prop Delhi

Published April 2, 2006

LAHORE, April 1: Four wickets by Amita Sharma and half-century by opener Asha Rawat steered Delhi Blues to a seven-wicket win over PCB Greens to take 2-0 lead in five match women series at the GCU ground on Saturday.

Amita gave away 20 runs as PCB Greens were all out for 142 in 48.5 overs. Opener Urooj Mumtaz remained top scorer with 41, hitting three fours.

Asha struck 84-ball 54 with six fours as Delhi Blues romped home scoring 145 for the loss of three wickets in 39.1 overs.

Summarised scores:

PCB GREENS: 142, 48.5 overs (Urooj Mumtaz 41, Sajida Shah 25, Nazia Nazeer 22; Amita Sharma 4-20, Rajinder Kaur 2-16).

DELHI BLUES 145-3, 39.1 overs (Asha Rawat 54, Gurdeep Kaur 26, Shilpa Gupa 22).

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